A Toyol or Tuyul is a mythical spirit in Malay mythology of South-East Asia (notably Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, and Singapore).

It is sometimes called the “Kwee Kia” in Hokkien. In Thailand, they are called Koman-tong (Male) and Koman-lay (Female). In Philippines they have a similar child spirit called the “tiyanak”. InCambodia they are called “Cohen Kroh”. In South Korea called “Do Yeol”. It is a small child spirit invoked by a dukun (Indonesian shaman) or pawang (Malay witch doctor) from a dead humanfetus using black magic.

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I remember being so scared of tuyul!! Lots of people in Indonesia say that it's a green little kid who runs around naked or something hahaha. I was really scared of it, especially in theatres where lots of people say that these tuyuls run around in between the seats/aisles and grab your legs when you're not looking and drag you into god knows what ಠ_ಠ

A bit of fun fact, in Thailand the name literally translated into "Golden Son" or "Daughter" and unlike the neighboring countries, these aren't created from a dead fetus but more of a small carved wooden stature that act like a material hosting for children spirits. Also, not at all black magic mostly because they act as bringers of luck and household protectors.

It's actually very common in Thailand. People would name them and refer to them like an adopted child. They usually have a small altar specifically for them and leave candies and sodas around the wooden host daily.